absorption

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They recreated stomach conditions to estimate how much lead could become available for absorption.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

In this system, an electron changes its spin during absorption or emission of near-infrared light, allowing it to capture the triplet energy generated by SF.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Black is the absorption of light; white is the presence of every wavelength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Porkalob has the storyteller’s gift of total absorption.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

If his absorption were a pattern of light, though, Sarai’s was a scribble of darkness.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor